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Report: 43 percent of 2018 Webber High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 85 percent of Webber High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 43 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they were not prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 78 percent of Webber students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at a college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state.

Of the Webber graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 14 percent took remedial courses in math and 43 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2018

School DistrictCitySchoolFour-year graduation rateRemediation rate
Bluford Unit School District 318BlufordWebber High School85%43%
Woodlawn Unit School District 209WoodlawnWoodlawn High School92%29%
Frankfort CUSD 168West FrankfortFrankfort Community High School73%20%
Waltonville CUSD 1WaltonvilleWaltonville High School89%18%
Thompsonville CUSD 174ThompsonvilleThompsonville High School97%17%
Christopher USD 99ChristopherChristopher High86%13%
Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188ZeiglerZeigler-Royalton High School81%10%

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